Readings: Chapters 19 and 20—Classification and Organization Homework: Know the following review book sections: Cellular respiration (p. 45-51) Photosynthesis (p. 57-64) Biological Diversity (p. 149-161) Laboratory review pages 261-264 (labs 3-5) Quiz: At least one, taken from the review book sections for the week. Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 4/7. We will use this time to go over the practice exams you’ve taken. Please bring the past two exams with you, along with any questions you might have. Labs: We will be doing a dissection of a pregnant sheep uterus this week. There will not be a full lab write up on this, but there will be questions on the test that refer to it, and a brief synopsis for you to write and diagram. Lab 12: Dissolved Oxygen—write up due Monday, 4/26. DO NOT wait until the last minute—if you have questions, meet with me soon. Exam: There will be a test on chapters 40-43 (Digestion, Homeostasis, Reproduction, and Development), 19 and 20 (classification and organization) next Friday, 4/16.
AP Biology Weekly Assignment Sheet 3/29/10-4/2/10 Readings: Chapters 42 and 43—Reproduction and Development Homework: Know the following review book sections: Introduction (p. 1-7) Chemistry (p. 11-25) Cells (p. 33-40) Animal repro and development (211-218) Laboratory review pages 257-259 (intro and review of labs 1 & 2) Quiz: Expect one this week. Always expect one. Even if I tell you not to. Bad news: I will be giving quizzes frequently. Good news: They will be taken from the questions at the end of the review book sections assigned for the week. Make sure you do the review book reading and know the questions (multiple choice and essay). Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 3/31. We will use this time to go over the practice exams you took. Please bring both of the exams with you, along with any questions you might have. Labs: We will be completing Lab 12—Dissolved Oxygen this week.
AP Biology Weekly Assignment Sheet 3/22/10-3/26/10 Readings: Chapters 40 (Digestion) and 41 (Maintaining the Internal Environment) Exam: DUE today Homework: Read Discover magazine article and answer questions. DUE Fri, 3/26. Quiz: Expect one this week. Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 3/24. We will use this time to go over the practice exam you took. Please bring it with you, along with any questions you might have. Practice Exam: DUE Weds, 3/31. We will check it and go over it at the period J review session next week. Labs: Lab 10, Physiology of the Circulatory System—questions should be completed and lab books in by Weds., 3/24.
We will be working on Lab 12—Dissolved Oxygen this week.
Weekly Assignment Sheet
3/15/10-3/18/10 Readings: Chapters 38 (Immunity), 39 (Respiration), and 40 (Digestion) Exam: The bad news—you’re having one this week. And it will be hard. The good news—it is a take home, open book test! DUE Mon, 3/21/10 Quiz: Expect one this week (and it will not be take home or open book)! Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 3/17. We will use this time to go over the practice exam you took. Please bring it with you, along with any questions you might have. Practice Exam: DUE Weds, 3/24. We will check it and go over it at the period J review session next week. Labs: Write up on Drosophila genetics (lab 7) DUE Fri., 3/12. We will be completing lab 10, physiology of the circulatory system, this week—due date to be announced.
Weekly Assignment Sheet
3/8/10-3/12/10 Readings: Chapters 35 (Endocrine system), 36 (Structural support and movement), and 37 (Circulatory system) Homework: Homework packet on chapters 33 & 34 DUE TODAY (Mon, 3/8) Homework packet on chapters 35 & 36 DUE Fri., 3/12 Quiz: Expect one this week! Review Session: Required review sessions will begin this Weds, 3/10. We will use this time to go over the practice exam you took. Please bring it with you, along with any questions you might have. Practice Exam: DUE Weds, 3/17. We will check it and go over it at the period J review session next week. Labs: Write up on Drosophila genetics (lab 7) DUE Fri., 3/12. PLEASE READ THIS ASSIGNMENT SHEET CAREFULLY. Because of the days we missed, we will be trying to make up time over the next couple weeks, so normal due dates and assignments will differ from the usual
Weekly Assignment Sheet2/22/10-2/26/10 Readings: Ch. 32 (Tissue and Organ Systems), 33 (Neural Control), and 34 (Sensory Perception) Labs: Lab 7 (Fruit fly genetics) Write Up DUE FRI, 3/5 Homework: Brain Anatomy diagrams DUE WEDS, 2/24 Essay: None this week—we will work on one in class together and evaluate it with the AP rubric. Presentation:DUE FRI, 2/26
Prepare a 5-10 minute presentation about one of the following neurological disorders. In your presentation, address: The neurotransmitter/brain area involved How this neurotransmitter/brain area normally functions What goes wrong in this disorder The causes and symptoms of this disorder
AP Biology Weekly Assignment 2/1/10-2/5/10 Reading: Chapters 30 and 31, Plant Reproduction and Development Homework: Packet DUE FRI, 2/5 Labs: Complete graph, tables, and questions (in packet) for lab 6B, and tape it into your lab notebook. DUE WEDS, 2/3 Keep watching your fruit flies—be sure to remove adults when there are a lot of pupae (20 or more). We’ll complete lab 7 when everyone has an F2 generation large enough to count. Essay: Describe the effects of plant hormones on plant growth and development. Design an experiment to demonstrate the effect of one of these plant
hormones on plant growth and development.
DUE MON., 2/8
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment Sheet4/4/10-4/9/10
Field Trip Tuesday, 4/6 to Mystic Aquarium!
Readings: Chapters 19 and 20—Classification and OrganizationHomework: Know the following review book sections:
Cellular respiration (p. 45-51)
Photosynthesis (p. 57-64)
Biological Diversity (p. 149-161)
Laboratory review pages 261-264 (labs 3-5)
Quiz: At least one, taken from the review book sections for the week.
Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 4/7. We will use this time to go over the practice exams you’ve taken. Please bring the past two exams with you, along with any questions you might have.
Labs: We will be doing a dissection of a pregnant sheep uterus this week. There will not be a full lab write up on this, but there will be questions on the test that refer to it, and a brief synopsis for you to write and diagram.
Lab 12: Dissolved Oxygen—write up due Monday, 4/26. DO NOT wait until the last minute—if you have questions, meet with me soon.
Exam: There will be a test on chapters 40-43 (Digestion, Homeostasis, Reproduction, and Development), 19 and 20 (classification and organization) next Friday, 4/16.
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment Sheet
3/29/10-4/2/10
Readings: Chapters 42 and 43—Reproduction and Development
Homework: Know the following review book sections:
Introduction (p. 1-7)
Chemistry (p. 11-25)
Cells (p. 33-40)
Animal repro and development (211-218)
Laboratory review pages 257-259 (intro and review of labs 1 & 2)
Quiz: Expect one this week. Always expect one. Even if I tell you not to.
Bad news: I will be giving quizzes frequently.
Good news: They will be taken from the questions at the end of the review book sections assigned for the week. Make sure you do the review book reading and know the questions (multiple choice and essay).
Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 3/31. We will use this time to go over the practice exams you took. Please bring both of the exams with you, along with any questions you might have.
Labs: We will be completing Lab 12—Dissolved Oxygen this week.
AP Biology Weekly Assignment Sheet 3/22/10-3/26/10 Readings: Chapters 40 (Digestion) and 41 (Maintaining the Internal Environment)
Exam: DUE today
Homework: Read Discover magazine article and answer questions. DUE Fri, 3/26.
Quiz: Expect one this week.
Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 3/24. We will use this time to go over the practice exam you took. Please bring it with you, along with any questions you might have.
Practice Exam: DUE Weds, 3/31. We will check it and go over it at the period J review session next week.
Labs: Lab 10, Physiology of the Circulatory System—questions should be completed and lab books in by Weds., 3/24.
We will be working on Lab 12—Dissolved Oxygen this week.
Weekly Assignment Sheet
3/15/10-3/18/10
Readings: Chapters 38 (Immunity), 39 (Respiration), and 40 (Digestion)
Exam: The bad news—you’re having one this week. And it will be hard.
The good news—it is a take home, open book test! DUE Mon, 3/21/10
Quiz: Expect one this week (and it will not be take home or open book)!
Review Session: Required review session on Weds, 3/17. We will use this time to go over the practice exam you took. Please bring it with you, along with any questions you might have.
Practice Exam: DUE Weds, 3/24. We will check it and go over it at the period J review session next week.
Labs: Write up on Drosophila genetics (lab 7) DUE Fri., 3/12.
We will be completing lab 10, physiology of the circulatory system, this week—due date to be announced.
Weekly Assignment Sheet
3/8/10-3/12/10
Readings: Chapters 35 (Endocrine system), 36 (Structural support and movement), and 37 (Circulatory system)
Homework: Homework packet on chapters 33 & 34 DUE TODAY (Mon, 3/8)
Homework packet on chapters 35 & 36 DUE Fri., 3/12
Quiz: Expect one this week!
Review Session: Required review sessions will begin this Weds, 3/10. We will use this time to go over the practice exam you took. Please bring it with you, along with any questions you might have.
Practice Exam: DUE Weds, 3/17. We will check it and go over it at the period J review session next week.
Labs: Write up on Drosophila genetics (lab 7) DUE Fri., 3/12.
PLEASE READ THIS ASSIGNMENT SHEET CAREFULLY. Because of the days we missed, we will be trying to make up time over the next couple weeks, so normal due dates and assignments will differ from the usual
Weekly Assignment Sheet 2/22/10-2/26/10 Readings: Ch. 32 (Tissue and Organ Systems), 33 (Neural Control), and 34 (Sensory Perception) Labs: Lab 7 (Fruit fly genetics) Write Up DUE FRI, 3/5
Homework: Brain Anatomy diagrams DUE WEDS, 2/24
Essay: None this week—we will work on one in class together and evaluate it with the AP rubric.
Presentation:DUE FRI, 2/26
Prepare a 5-10 minute presentation about one of the following neurological disorders. In your presentation, address:
The neurotransmitter/brain area involved
How this neurotransmitter/brain area normally functions
What goes wrong in this disorder
The causes and symptoms of this disorder
Treatment/prognosis
Disorders:Alzhiemer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
Myasthenia gravis
Depression
Aphasia (Broca’s and Wernicke’s)
Huntington disease
Multiple sclerosis
Locked-in syndrome
AP Biology Weekly Assignment 2/1/10-2/5/10
Reading: Chapters 30 and 31, Plant Reproduction and Development
Homework: Packet DUE FRI, 2/5
Labs: Complete graph, tables, and questions (in packet) for lab 6B, and tape it into your lab notebook. DUE WEDS, 2/3
Keep watching your fruit flies—be sure to remove adults when there are a lot of pupae (20 or more). We’ll complete lab 7 when everyone has an F2 generation large enough to count.
Essay: Describe the effects of plant hormones on plant growth and development.
Design an experiment to demonstrate the effect of one of these plant
hormones on plant growth and development.
DUE MON., 2/8